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- EXCELSIOR! BBS © 1992-1993 Sycom Design Software
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-
- This BBS we feel, is the most advanced BBS you can purchase for the Amiga
- computer. It was designed completely on the Amiga within the past 6
- months, allowing up-to-date features not available on other older designed
- systems.
-
- EXCELSIOR! operates in a dynamic environment of data structures. Like the
- Amiga Executive, EXCELSIOR! is very flexible and open-ended by limiting
- artificial boundries on internal data.
-
- Support for the BBS via 3rd party programs is already well under-way. The
- ARexx interface is already downward-compatible with other programs with
- little or no modification, thus allowing large amounts of online programs
- to run as-is right now. Our internal 'C' interface was designed as a
- standard object-oriented system so the programs you write today, will be
- 100% compatible in the future, no matter how many changes the BBS goes
- through.
-
- Currently, we are offering the complete package in an introductory offer
- for $99 (US). The system REQUIRES at least AmigaDOS 2.04 to run.
-
-
- CURRENT INTRODUCTORY PRICE
- INCLUDES RELEASE 1, XMAIL! & XLINK! $99 (add $7 shipping USA)
- (add $10 Foreign)
- VISA/MASTERCARD,
- PERSONAL CHECK (Allow up to five (5) working days to process),
- MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED.
-
- FOREIGN ORDERS MUST BE DRAWN IN US FUNDS.
-
- OVERNIGHT AND FOREIGN AIR EXPRESS ALSO AVAILABLE.
- CALL FOR INFORMATION.
-
-
- You can contact our support team at the following locations:
-
- DATA & VOICE
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- USA Toll Free Order Line
- 1-800-243-1230 (VOICE) M-F 9am-8pm (EST) -5 GMT
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-
- Foreign Order Line
- +1-313-774-2153 (VOICE) M-F 9am-8pm (EST) -5 GMT
-
-
- Multi-line BBS Support
- +1-313-77-AMIGA [772-6442] 2400 24hrs
- +1-313-772-5802 USR DUAL 16.8 HST 24hrs
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-
- US MAIL
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- Sycom
- P.O. Box 452
- St. Clair Shores, MI USA 48080-0452
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-
- FIDO
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- excel@1:120/298
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- INTERNET
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- excel@tcedge.mi.org
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-
- BMS
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- site: sycom.mi.org!tcedge
- file: bms:pub/excelbbsdemo5.lha
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- -E X C E L S I O R ! F E A T U R E S L I S T-
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- Registered Sysops receive:
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- o Free Inter-revision upgrades.
- o Complete 120+ page spiral-bound manual.
- o Discounted (introductory) price.
- o Full 800 Toll-Free voice technical-support.
- o Guaranteed error-free copy of the BBS.
- This applies to any full release version of the BBS. At any time,
- if you encounter ANY "bugs", you may contact Sycom and receive a
- "fixed" copy of your BBS version.
- o Online BBS-support.
- o Free updates available for downloading from support BBS.
-
-
- Overview
- --------
- o Requires AmigaDOS Release 2 software.
- o Works on all 68000 generation processors.
- o Full featured multi-node capability (UNLIMITED).
- o Configurable Access Levels.
- o Configurable Output.
- o Advanced User Interface.
- o Written in optimized SAS/C with Assembly routines.
- o Uses standard XPR Libraries for file transfering.
- o 100% residentable (including XPR routines).
- o Runs on standard 1mb A500.
- o Runs with floppy system configurations.
- o Uses dynamic memory allocation.
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- Security
- --------
- o Password Protect Individual Areas, Directories, & Commands.
- o 32 Configurable AccessGroups Templates.
- o AccessGroup configurable lines (i.e. for High-speed numbers).
- o Allow certain baud rate logins only (daily, hourly, or by period).
- o Allow certain baud rates for individual Areas, directories and
- commands.
- o Lock users out of system (permanent, or pending SysOp review).
- o Hold node(s) for certain users, accessgroups.
- o Complete log detail (for certain users, accesgroups, or everyone).
- o Keep logs on transfers, doors executed, files read, etc.
- o Keep logs on CB module activity.
- o Keep logs on interuser chat activity.
- o Password protect a node's login.
- o Full-feature "shuttle" login for private systems allowing:
- o Mail to and from Sysop.
- o Password match required login to normal system.
- o New user applications.
- o Auto-callback validation optional on new users (TOLLSAVER
- optional).
- o Auto-callback validation on a user/accesgroup (each logon).
- o Unlimited SubOp availability for each area.
- o Global SubOp configurable.
- o Age restrictions available for each area.
- o Gender restrictions available for each area.
- o Time restrictions available for each area.
- o Users CAN remotely "WATCH" other users. Actually see what is
- going on and interact with the user.
- o Full featured listing of users online (Exactly where user is,
- what they are doing--Including transfers rates & times, etc.).
-
-
- User Interface
- --------------
- o IPL (Integrated Programming Language). Allows users to use system
- variables for displaying output, changing colors, and other
- powerful functions.
- o User can custom configure the system to their specifications.
- Including time zone's, numeric output, plus all terminal settings.
- o Full system parser. Allows "read all since <date>" user input.
- o Powerful ranging system allowing "#-#, #, #" values for reading,
- marking, scanning items, etc.
- o Each user can be allowed:
- o Personal File Area (limits definable).
- o Individual Plan Files.
- o Personalize signatures for:
- Message Area.
- Transfer Area.
- UUCP Public & Private.
- FIDO Public & Private.
- o User definable macro-keys.
- o Helpful CTRL Key functions easing user inputs, similiar to AmigaDOS
- Shell features.
- o Full cursor key support (including unlimited command history buffer).
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- Door/Expansion Support
- ----------------------
- o Full EXCELSIOR! 'C' door support. Standard interface allowing
- compatibility from revision to revision no matter how many changes.
- o ARexx Interface. Full support to allow programs written in ARexx
- to be accessable to available system functions & information. Now
- supports mulitple BBS formats for compatibility with little or no
- modification.
- o ABBERexx support.
- o Paragon, Xenolink, CNet compatible.
- o Allows any AmigaDOS program that run in a standard shell to be run
- as an EXCELSIOR! door.
- o Commands can be replaced by external modules.
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- Configurability
- ---------------
- o Allow different BBS' running on same machine. Using new text output
- files, userlogs, etc.
- o Full command parser for sysop customization.
- o Multiple (unlimited) translation tables for foreign and custom
- I/O translation.
- o Full command aliasing, allowing you to "alias" any command, to an
- already popular command. Configurable commands for each
- AccessGroup.
- o Multi-lingual compatible.
- o Expansive sysop definable/creatable commands.
- o Commands can be accessed globally (available at every prompt).
- o Replacable online editor, allowing for 3rd party programs to
- replace standard EXCELSIOR! editor.
- o Configurable local editor (such as CED, TurboText, etc)
- o Easy to use GUI (point and click) system for fast initial
- configuration, including one-touch install option.
- o Full Support for baud rates ranging from 300 to 115,200 bps.
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- Enhanced Features
- -----------------
- o Sysop-Capture buffering.
- o Standard offline batching for new items.
- o Activity graph that plots system activity and trends.
- o Full Event scheduler controlling all aspects of each node.
- o Global/Individual features allows uploaders to be rewarded bytes
- for their uploads for each time their file is downloaded.
- o Full accounting control, allowing detailed billing for your users.
- o "Real time" interuser chat.
- o Online Full Screen ANSI Editor.
- o Full online GUI (point & click) userlog editor.
- o Online configurable Mail Distribution Queues (MDQ) for mail
- bundling.
- o Auto-bundling.
- o Mouse-control support.
- o Unlimited user/sysop questionaires.
- o Each node can be opened as a window or a custom screen.
- o Full palette for each node.
- o Alternate fonts available.
- o Audible tones available for certain key-sequences.
- o User-selectable keymaps.
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- Multi-Node Features
- -------------------
- o Unlimited nodes creatable/available.
- o "Master" control allows complete sysop control of all nodes online.
- o CB Module for online chatting between users.
- o CB Module "ACTION" commands. Both user & system
- definable/creatable.
- o Allow XLink® to "link up" other EXCELSIOR! BBS systems.
- o The most powerful linking system available.
- o User Restrictable InterUser Messaging System.
- o Real-Time InterUser Chatting.
- o Personalized CB channel settings including:
- o Own private channel settings.
- o Personalized "Action" commands.
- o Entry/Exit Messages.
- o Dial-out access allowing users to dial out from your system on
- another line (detailed restrictions).
-
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- Message/File System
- -------------------
- o Full QWK support for message and file areas for offline reading and
- responding.
- o Direct-DOS exchanges available (i.e. CD-ROM).
- o CD-ROM buffering system for multi-disk changers.
- o Allow unlimited alternate file paths for easy area separation
- between DOS partitions. (CD-ROM friendly)
- o Allows full support of resumable/batch protocols.
- o Areas can be scanned or read, globally & locally.
- o Search pattern matching on all functions (scan, read, etc).
- o Keyword message scanning (message body, title, description).
- o Online ANSI Quote Machine allowing users to read or download items
- and quote messages via ANSI highlight bars.
- o Multiple output formats for File Scans/Message Headers.
- o Areas Can Be Flagged to:
- o Automatically add files to this area at maintenance.
- o Convert all files in area to "preferred" archive format.
- o Test archives for errors.
- o Inherit own "hidden" CB Channels for seperate meetings.
- o Enforce minimum baud rates for each area, allowing restrictions
- for areas containing "large files".
- o Order Preferences allowing several formats:
- o Alphabetical.
- o Newest First.
- o Oldest First.
- o Seperated.
- o Auto and force joined.
- o Newscan/Newread date offsetting.
- o UUCP Support:
- o Allow standard message area to become a UUCP area.
- o Full Support for Private/Public posting.
- o Configure UUCP inside standard message base (auto config
- optional).
- o Allow integrated UUCP Netmail (access configurable).
- o Allow UUCP forwarding to-from local & remote accounts.
- o Create accounts on BBS to allow UUCP feeds (no "getty" needed).
- o BBS "Locks" unit so "polling for news" is effortless.
- o FIDO Support:
- o External BBS importer available allowing you to use external
- mail "tossers" rather than XMAIL!
- o XMAIL! Processor allowing internal support for:
- o AreaFix.
- o Raid.
- o Tic's.
- o File Sending.
- o Echo classes.
- o Point and click configure.
- o On-the-fly exporting for pass-thru echos (no wasted disk
- space).
- o Multiple-domains.
- o Individual origin's and domain addresses for each sub-board.
- o Auto-spooling and queuing.
- o Netmail, HUB, and direct routing.
- o Internal FIDO areas using standard sub-boards.
- o Crash mail support (access definable).
- o FIDO Netmail support (access definable).
- o Direct importing of FIDO netmail into standard user mailbox.
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